Because someday I WILL be caught up here. Oh yes, I will. (Delusions of grandeur with a streak of sheer stubbornness. That would be me.)
Here’s what the Fourth of July looked like for us:
Brought the kids to the Battleship Iowa. Seemed like a good, patriotic thing to do. Mikey took this one for us.
Turned out to be a good call as the ship was all decked out for the day and even included free face painting, bounce houses, live bands, and more. The kids were all over the face (er, arm, in his case) painting booth.
And because there are four of ’em, we were in that booth for quite a while…
She waited patiently watching her older sibs until her turn finally came. She’s a patient wait-er. Love that about her.
This one… not so patient at the waiting, but Daddy took him around to look at other booths until his turn came.
And when it did, he wanted the exact same thing big bro got. And the painter person was a great sport since those two battleships were the very first two she’d ever done before.
And I thought she did a great job of her first battleship. Mikey did, too.
Kitty for her.
Checking out her bird face.
My sweet girl. Turns out she was allergic to something in the red paint as she broke out into a rash just where that paint was for a week afterward.
Finally it was time for this ragtag little crew to move on from that booth.
The intimidating front of the ship.
My monkeys, well, monkeying around under the cannons.
Just a touch claustrophobic, no?
This boy required his daddy to carry him up and down the many, many narrow and steep stairs on this ship.
Then they all clamored up onto this contraption which Mikey thought was the coolest thing ever.
I just don’t even know, man.
Then we came home, relaxed, and waited for the sun to go down.
This boy is the boss of relaxing.
Then we drove over to the cliffs, found us a good spot, and settled in for fireworks.
Oh I love these pics. Your kids are so adorable. Tell me. Does it get any easier at all, now that the youngest is 3?? It seems like my life is all about making the 15 month old happy right now. You know?
Oh how well I know, April! Funny how the youngest can command so much of the energy and attention. In our house, it’s not mama, but “if Jonah ain’t happy, nobody is”! So sad…
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April
Oh I love these pics. Your kids are so adorable. Tell me. Does it get any easier at all, now that the youngest is 3?? It seems like my life is all about making the 15 month old happy right now. You know?
michelletsai
Oh how well I know, April! Funny how the youngest can command so much of the energy and attention. In our house, it’s not mama, but “if Jonah ain’t happy, nobody is”! So sad…